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mountain grammy

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37. It can't happen until it does..

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:53 PM

Jun 2014

I know three people who are dead because of guns, one was a suicide. "so unlikely as to be laughable." Keep laughing. You'll be affected soon enough.
I don't live in fear, few of us here do. We go on with our lives and try to change our world for the better, and better would be a lot less guns. It's not about fear, it's about goddam common sense and the outrageous stupidity of gun worship in America by Americans. I wouldn't leave because of fear, I would leave because I'm tired of being bombarded with stupidity.

That I give this a second thought makes me bordering on insane? To not address this issue, now that's bordering on insane.

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Good people are leaving this country [View all] berni_mccoy Jun 2014 OP

The rest of the world should issue a travel advisory for America, due to domestic terrorism. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #1

Western Europe perhaps hack89 Jun 2014 #5

Not just Europe. Here's a good travel advisory list from Australian govt. ErikJ Jun 2014 #29

Coincidentally, a good friend of mine is becoming a Swiss citizen this month. KansDem Jun 2014 #2

Welcome to the New Third World. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #3

I'm one of the ones who dreams of leaving lark Jun 2014 #26

We used to pride ourselves on how we attracted the best and brightest. phantom power Jun 2014 #4

Lunacy. Indydem Jun 2014 #6

I don't live in fear, I live with frustration berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #7

A lot of deaths are unnecessary. Indydem Jun 2014 #8

Name one class of deaths that are unnecessary that kills more than 30-40 thousand people per year. berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #13

The vast majority of those deaths are suicides. Indydem Jun 2014 #15

Let me guess, you're a gun nut? berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #16

Not really. I own a few firearms. To call me a gun nut is strong. Indydem Jun 2014 #17

If you value your 'rights'..... daleanime Jun 2014 #35

Who said that? Indydem Jun 2014 #50

2:36 PM too far in the past to remember? daleanime Jun 2014 #52

Let's try this another way: Indydem Jun 2014 #53

Please, I try to limit myself to one 'false equivalence' laugh per day.... daleanime Jun 2014 #56

There seems to be some confusion. Indydem Jun 2014 #57

There is no confusion.... daleanime Jun 2014 #62

Actually it's been found that making suicide harder JoeyT Jun 2014 #31

+1 daleanime Jun 2014 #36

Exactly . . . markpkessinger Jun 2014 #61

The vast majority of those deaths are suicides. The CCC Jun 2014 #43

screw that, what you're doctor phil? elehhhhna Jun 2014 #45

who is "them"? G_j Jun 2014 #9

The media, the power hungry gun fringe, anti-gun elements. Indydem Jun 2014 #20

"...something that isn't going to happen.". Stick around, more school shootings or mall shootings, AlinPA Jun 2014 #38

Your observations are wrong. Indydem Jun 2014 #51

If it is "just" that there is increased coverage of such occurrences, then high time. 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #54

there were always mass shootings in schools? G_j Jun 2014 #59

Shootings? Yes. Indydem Jun 2014 #60

This group wants you to live in fear. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #34

Exactly. That response was berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #58

Move on down to Indianapolis... Contrary1 Jun 2014 #18

What is the statisitcal probability of being killed. Indydem Jun 2014 #19

Well, for those I mentioned above it was 100% Contrary1 Jun 2014 #22

I don't want to belittle anyone. Indydem Jun 2014 #25

It seems to me that the gun rights people are the people who are living in fear eilen Jun 2014 #33

Indeed nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #21

Or maybe it's called living with the reality that this is a VERY violent society, where 'fear sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #28

Indydem, I thought so, too, until I got held up with a fully loaded 9mm glock, point blank. Now ancianita Jun 2014 #32

It can't happen until it does.. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #37

Yes, and I would be happy to see those people leave .... oldhippie Jun 2014 #42

No. It's irrational to reduce violence to statistics. DirkGently Jun 2014 #44

Fuck the NRA and its members. morningfog Jun 2014 #46

The NSC puts the odds of death by firearm assault at around 1 in 321 LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #63

1 in 356. Indydem Jun 2014 #64

Where are they going? Canada, Mexico? dilby Jun 2014 #10

The ones that I know are going to Europe. berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #14

Mostly rich people are leaving this country...but not because of fear of gun...fear of taxes. nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #11

They had better be up for a few changes DFW Jun 2014 #40

I can't keep up with these shootings. undeterred Jun 2014 #12

As they should. imo PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #23

It's one of the reasons why I left FunkyLeprechaun Jun 2014 #24

This morning, in my state of Oregon ... DrBulldog Jun 2014 #27

I live in Curry county and our sheriff belongs to this group WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #41

US Scientists Leaving The Country And Taking The Innovation Economy With Them G_j Jun 2014 #30

Why leave it to the idiots? DirkGently Jun 2014 #39

I toy with the idea of living in Canada, France, Germany, even Spain. closeupready Jun 2014 #47

I left Thespian2 Jun 2014 #48

i wish i could leave pothos Jun 2014 #49

Why worry? Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #55